Performance · Production
Jermaine Jackson
real name Jermaine La Jaune Jackson
soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5
United States · b. 1954-12-11
Jermaine Jackson is credited on 1,503 releases across 218 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,503
Credits
218
Albums
6
Decades active
368
In collections
Biography
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Born: 11 December 1954 in Gary, Indiana, USA.
He is also known as Mohammad Abdul Aziz Sharif since his conversion to Islam during the 1980s.
Jermaine was a member of the original The Jackson 5. In 1976 when they changed labels from Motown to Epic) via Philadelphia International Records, and were forced to rename the band The Jacksons. Jermaine, who was married to Hazel Gordy, daughter of the Jackson 5's Motown manager Berry Gordy, left the Jacksons to start a solo career.
He was replaced by Randy Jackson in The Jacksons. He had some success as a solo artist and officially rejoined The Jacksons in 1984, alongside his solo career, making it a sextet of Jackson brothers until their final split in 1990.
Jermaine is also mentoring his sons and, the next generation of Jacksons, who are preparing to carry on the family's legacy...
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,503 releases · 218 albums · active 1970–2025
- Performance · 3,474
- Production · 1,407
- Other credits · 202
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles · Westlake Studios · Can-Am Recorders · Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Whitney Houston
1985

Victory
1984

Greatest Hits
1971

The Grind Date
2004

ABC
1970

Destiny
1978

Live
1981

Triumph
1980

I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston
2012

Big Willie Style
1997

The Blueprint² The Gift & The Curse
2002

The Ultimate Collection
1996

Scream
2017

Safe + Sound
1995

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
1987

Somebody's Watching Me
1984

Let's Get Serious
1980

How Will I Know
1985

Somebody's Watching Me
1984

Jermaine Jackson
1984

State Of Shock
1984

Maybe Tomorrow
1971

The Greatest Hits
2000

Thriller
1983
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Jacksons
- Whitney Houston
- Switch (6)
- Michael Jackson
- Glenn Medeiros
- Whitney
- Jacksons
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